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A photograph inside a shrine niche with a white carved arch and orange-lit border, showing a gold and silver altar with a deity murti, pink flowers and silver vessels. A bare-chested priest in an orange-red dhoti with gold border raises a white cloth or fan toward the shrine, while a shaven-headed man in white dhoti and shawl holds a brass vessel and a lamp. Another man in orange-red dhoti with a garland stands at left, and a white-clad man with a rudraksha band stands at right. Pink petals are scattered on the floor. Four physical people are visible.

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May 13 20122012-05-13May 13 20122012-05-13 +1 copiesMay 13 20122012-05-13 +1 copiesMay 13 20122012-05-13 +1 copiesMay 10 20122012-05-10May 14 20122012-05-14 +1 copiesA photograph of a temple shrine niche with a white ornate arch and warm orange lighting. A bare-chested priest in an orange-and-gold dhoti and a beaded head ornament waves a ceremonial lamp in front of a gold-framed deity murti decorated with pink flowers. Silver lamp stands and brass cups sit on the altar ledge, with flower petals scattered on the floor. To the right, a man in white dhoti and shawl with gold borders holds a brass vessel, and another man in white stands beside him. A person in orange robes with a rudraksha mala stands at the left edge. The scene shows an aarti in progress at a temple shrine.2012-05-14 +1 copiesMay 13 20122012-05-13 +1 copiesA shaved-headed, bare-chested priest in an orange-red dhoti with a gold border and a beaded headband performs a ritual at a shrine niche lit by a ring of warm lamps. He holds an object over a gilded, ornate shrine with silver pillars, pink flowers and a small lit flame. Nearby, a white-clad assistant with folded hands and a brass band on his arm stands attentively, and a brass oil lamp rests on the stone platform beneath silver cups. A second robed attendant with a gold-beaded garland is partially visible at left.2012-05-11Photograph of a temple shrine interior with an arched white stone niche edged in orange-red lights. A bare-chested elderly priest with white sacred ash on his forehead and a dark bead necklace, wearing an orange-and-gold-bordered dhoti, stands at a gilded shrine holding a small brass vessel and raising a ceremonial item toward the deity murti. A younger attendant in orange with a rudraksha-style mala stands at left. On the right, a man in white with gold-bordered dhoti and glasses holds a brass pot, and another person in white stands beside him. Silver lamps and bowls, pink and white flowers, and scattered petals sit on the altar, with a small brass lamp to the right.2012-05-14Photograph of a shrine niche in a temple interior with an arched white-and-gold frame and warm orange lights. A bare-chested priest in an orange-red dhoti with gold border stands at a silver-and-gold altar, holding a lit oil lamp toward a deity murti decorated with flowers and a kalasha on top. A second person in orange-red dress with a gold-beaded garland and armlets stands to the left, and a third person in white dhoti with a gold border assists at the right beside a curtain. Pink flower petals lie on the floor, and silver lamp stands and bowls sit on the altar.2012-05-11May 10 20122012-05-10